a hen-coop, and when fed by man, would, and ought to, 

 die under natural conditions. Nor can there be much 

 doubt that hand-reared birds make very indifferent 

 parents. Havmg been fed and housed by man themselves 

 they are incapable of finding proper food and shelter for 

 their young. 



During recent years a large number of Hungarian 

 partridges have been turned dovm in England and most 

 of them have been liberated in the vsTong way. That is to 

 say they have been turned out on the night of their 

 arrival, when even the ^ronge^ of them mu^ have been 

 in a more or less weak condition after their long journey. 

 While in this state they are not only obliged to find food 

 and shelter in a Grange country, but also to withstand 

 the attacks of the native birds, who treat them as inter- 

 lopers. Mo^ of these birds are not even examined before 

 being let out of their baskets. There may be a large 

 preponderance of cocks among them, and some may even 

 be afflided by a catching form of disease. Under these 

 circum^ances many are driven away, some die, and the 

 remainder never sufficiently recover ^rength to enable 

 them to bring up ^rong con^itutioned families. 



Hungarians should be penned for three weeks or a 

 month before being let out. Every bird which is not in 

 good condition and thoroughly healthy at the end of this 

 time should be killed, and the number of cocks and hens 

 noted, care being taken that more cocks are not liberated 

 than hens. 



Twenty-five brace is sufficient for each pen, which can 

 be made of wire netting H" mesh, 3 ft. high, 25 ft. 

 long and 1 5 ft. broad. Wooden shelters should be placed 



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